Brooklyn Bridge Through The Years

A look at the Brooklyn Bridge

A view of New York City from under the Brooklyn Bridge with a masted schooner visible in the East River, 1903.

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A look at the Brooklyn Bridge

A view of New York City from under the Brooklyn Bridge with a masted schooner visible in the East River, 1903.

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Four men climbing Brooklyn Bridge in New York City as part of a test for applicants wishing to be appointed to paint the bridge.

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A worker cools off in the heat with a can of cold beer, with Brooklyn Bridge, New York, in the background, 1955.

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Two men standing on a high catwalk, surveying the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, with Manhattan in the background, New York City, 1877.

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The Brooklyn Bridge, East River, and lower New York are illuminated after dark Dec. 11, 2010, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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View of New York skyline, Brooklyn Bridge over the East River and tugboat in fog, 1999.

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A woman looks on after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the just-opened first section of Brooklyn Bridge Park March 22, 2010, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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Water flows down Denmark-born artist Olafur Eliasson's newly unveiled public art installation "The New York City Waterfalls" at the Brooklyn Bridge July 1, 2008, in New York City.

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A fireworks show concludes an evening of celebrations for the Brooklyn Bridge May 22, 2008, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the world's most iconic bridges, turned 125 years old on May 24. To celebrate the landmark structure, New York hosted a fireworks display and music performance by the Brooklyn Philharmonic at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park.

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A cyclist rides on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, New York, in this Sept. 7, 2006, file photo.

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View of New York skyline, Brooklyn Bridge over the East River and tugboat in fog, 1999.